Read Edit View history 乎 hū HSK4 interrogative or exclamatory final particle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts wind rustling through a tree branch (丂). Based on the original meaning "exhale, shout", now written as 呼. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas hu ×hū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts airflow from wind. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 乎 Simp strokes 乎 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a tree branch. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 乎 Simp strokes 乎 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 乎 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 687, 780 ], [ 652, 793 ], [ 611, 797 ], [ 501, 747 ], [ 411, 719 ], [ 399, 720 ], [ 391, 713 ], [ 322, 699 ] ], [ [ 308, 586 ], [ 365, 539 ], [ 380, 510 ] ], [ [ 706, 684 ], [ 727, 661 ], [ 734, 641 ], [ 678, 583 ], [ 610, 528 ] ], [ [ 123, 389 ], [ 146, 378 ], [ 190, 370 ], [ 398, 402 ], [ 816, 443 ], [ 868, 438 ], [ 935, 411 ] ], [ [ 463, 715 ], [ 491, 699 ], [ 508, 679 ], [ 525, 553 ], [ 538, 342 ], [ 528, 130 ], [ 502, 50 ], [ 466, 12 ], [ 349, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 494 722 Q 648 764 674 766 Q 693 765 698 773 Q 704 783 692 798 Q 629 852 593 852 Q 586 848 583 837 Q 579 794 331 709 Q 324 708 318 705 Q 311 695 318 692 Q 336 686 448 713 Q 452 714 457 714 L 494 722 Z", "M 312 554 Q 342 508 373 489 Q 388 485 399 497 Q 406 510 405 527 Q 401 552 384 566 Q 345 596 311 597 Q 305 598 302 596 Q 295 595 297 583 Q 297 570 312 554 Z", "M 684 637 Q 666 607 607 536 Q 595 517 615 521 Q 654 539 730 586 Q 752 604 779 615 Q 803 625 791 646 Q 778 665 748 682 Q 721 698 707 695 Q 692 694 697 678 Q 700 657 684 637 Z", "M 562 394 Q 742 418 904 400 Q 937 400 941 404 Q 941 405 942 405 Q 949 418 937 431 Q 864 497 800 475 Q 739 463 676 453 Q 606 447 559 441 L 508 435 Q 502 436 302 413 Q 232 403 125 402 Q 112 402 110 390 Q 109 377 128 362 Q 146 349 178 337 Q 190 333 208 341 Q 224 347 300 359 Q 393 381 509 389 L 562 394 Z", "M 509 389 Q 510 143 463 72 Q 459 63 450 60 Q 435 59 353 87 Q 344 88 342 85 Q 339 81 348 71 Q 409 10 439 -37 Q 449 -52 458 -50 Q 474 -49 503 -21 Q 564 37 568 154 Q 572 224 562 394 L 559 441 Q 550 556 545 589 Q 539 638 538 676 Q 538 695 525 704 Q 509 716 494 722 C 468 736 441 740 457 714 Q 497 674 508 435 L 509 389 Z" ] } 5 strokes 乎 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 596, 850 ], [ 642, 781 ], [ 320, 699 ] ], [ [ 303, 590 ], [ 393, 495 ] ], [ [ 703, 687 ], [ 742, 637 ], [ 609, 525 ] ], [ [ 116, 391 ], [ 188, 370 ], [ 819, 443 ], [ 939, 425 ] ], [ [ 462, 718 ], [ 505, 686 ], [ 526, 546 ], [ 525, 120 ], [ 496, 42 ], [ 455, 5 ], [ 347, 82 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M494,722C575,740 655,764 672,766C683,768 694,768 698,773C702,780 700,790 692,798C650,836 616,855 593,852C587,852 584,845 583,837C579,809 496,765 331,709C326,708 321,709 318,705C312,700 312,694 318,692C328,688 414,705 457,714C482,719 482,719 494,722Z", "M312,554C333,525 351,500 373,489C382,485 392,489 399,497C404,505 406,516 405,527C403,544 395,557 384,566C358,587 333,596 311,597C306,598 304,597 302,596C297,595 296,592 297,583C297,575 303,566 312,554Z", "M684,637C670,618 645,585 607,536C597,525 602,517 615,521C641,531 680,554 730,586C745,597 761,606 779,613C795,620 799,633 791,646C782,659 767,671 748,682C729,693 716,697 707,695C697,694 694,689 697,678C700,665 693,652 684,637Z", "M562,394C682,406 795,411 904,400C925,399 939,401 941,404C946,415 944,425 937,431C888,477 843,487 800,475C718,455 640,452 559,441C525,437 525,437 508,435C456,429 411,425 302,413C255,409 196,403 125,402C116,402 111,399 110,390C109,382 115,372 128,362C139,354 156,345 178,337C185,335 195,336 208,341C305,363 415,381 509,389C544,392 544,392 562,394Z", "M509,389C512,225 493,120 463,72C459,67 456,61 450,60C440,59 408,70 353,87C347,89 343,87 342,85C340,83 341,78 348,71C388,30 418,-5 439,-37C445,-47 451,-50 458,-50C468,-48 483,-39 503,-21C543,18 564,76 568,154C570,201 569,281 562,394C560,425 560,425 559,441C554,518 548,567 545,589C540,622 538,651 538,676C537,689 533,698 525,704C514,712 504,718 494,722C482,727 449,724 457,714C483,688 504,595 508,435C509,404 509,404 509,389Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.